SHAKKARPONGAL / SWEET PONGAL Good day friends , I prepared Shakkarapongal / sweet pongal.A South Indian delicious sweet dish most importantly prepared during Pongal.Its also prepared as prasadam /prasad on special occasions at every South Indian homes and temples.It is one of my most favourite dish.I even don't mind standing in queue to get sweet pongal as prasadam in temples. Ingredients-: Raw Rice - 1/2 cup Moong Dal dhuli / Pasiparappu - 4-5 tbsp Jaggery / Gud / Vellam - 1/2 cup ( depends on sweetness you want) Cashews and raisins - around 10 Cardamon - 2 Ghee / Clarified butter - 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp Recipe - Dry roast 4-5 tbsp moongDal in a kadai / vessel.Wash and clean 1/2 cup rice.Mix Dal and rice ,add 2 cups water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.In another vessel take 1/2 cup jaggery and add little water.When the jaggery get dissolved strain the mixture.Again heat the jaggery syrup and add boiled rice and Dal mixture well.Add ghee at regular intervals
Welcome to Sudha's VEG Kitchen !! My blog will contain tried and tasted vegetarian recipes from different parts of India that I try out in my kitchen for my family .There will be traditional South Indian fare,a dash of North Indian flavour. and some splutter of Eastern and Western part of Indian cuisine too.Happy cooking.